Stacey Platt’s What’s a (Dis)Organized Person to Do? is subtitled 317 Ideas, Tips, Projects, and Lists to Unclutter Your Home and Streamline Your Life.
Stacey is a professional organizer and runs a company in New York with a wide variety of clients. One reviewer described this book as an organizer’s Pinterest board.
The book is organized according to different rooms in a house, except that the last chapter deals with trips and moves. Yet within each chapter are tips not just for the physical objects there, but for saving time and energy. Scattered throughout the book are one-hour projects, like organizing under the sink, the junk drawer, the bathroom vanity, or making a master grocery list.
I appreciated that the book was filled with specific tips, though some principles were discussed. Many books on organizing/productivity/time management that I have read are filled with broad principles, or are so rigidly organized as a whole system that they are overwhelming. This books lets you pick and choose what works best for you.
The book is probably meant to be dipped into as a reference resource rather than read straight through as I did. But I didn’t want to miss anything. 🙂
Some of the tips didn’t appeal to me; some I already used; some seemed like overkill. A few were outdated (this book was written in 2010. But I marked many tips to remember.
This appears to be the only book Stacey has written. I didn’t find a website for her. I did find one with her company name, but I am not sure it’s hers.
I can recommend this book as a good resource if you’re looking for organizational tips.
Stray Thoughts 
It feels like our posts today complement each other! I’m sure I’d enjoy this since I enjoy this type of topic. And I know what you mean about some tips not being as useful (I tend to watch several videos on this type thing and feel similarly about them). I like that specifics are given. And I love the “one hour projects” idea!
Organization is one of the gifts God gave me and it appears both of my daughters have this same gift. My husband on the other hand….he could use a book like this! 🙂 good review, thanks!
I’m sorry I missed seeing this yesterday, Barbara. This does sound like a good reference book for organization. I enjoy books like this. Thank you for the review!
I’ll have to see if my library has this book. Even though I consider myself fairly organized, I still love reading organization books and getting motivated to make some positive changes.
Very interesting. I love organizing things.
Sounds like a handy book to have on hand for those who need help de-cluttering. Thanks for sharing yiur review at SSPS#352. My shares this time are #65 thru 69. Enjoy and be well. Nancy Andres @ Color 4 Health.
This sounds like a great resource! Even as a very organized person I like to read and see if I can pick up any tips.
I really try to be organized but I have my moments!
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Thanks for the recommendation, I often wish I was more organised